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News.com.au
6 days ago
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- News.com.au
Richmond's Noah Balta no longer limited by a court-imposed curfew
Richmond defender Noah Balta will return to the line-up this week no longer burdened by a court-imposed curfew that coach Adem Yze said was a 'tough' period for him to endure. Balta missed the Tigers' back-to-back wins against Essendon and then West Coast across the past two rounds, both night games and one interstate, due to the curfew that demanded he be at home by 10.30pm. It was imposed as part of his penalty after pleading guilty to the assault of a man in NSW last December. The court-ordeal and sentence, plus a club-imposed ban, have limited Balta, who signed a mammoth seven-year contract late last year, to just eight games in 2025 despite being fit and available. Yze said the impact couldn't be understated, but with the curfew now lifted, Balta had a 'good block' of games to re-establish himself. 'Just the mentality around it, he did everything right during that process. He tried to do the right thing around the club, his leadership, his support of our younger players was outstanding,' he said on Thursday. 'But finally that's over. It would have been tough for anyone. It's hard enough going out through injury, let alone being fit to play but not able to play. 'He had a smile on his face the other night when that curfew finished. 'But he still has a responsibility to finish the season off in the right way. He'll come into the team this week and hopefully be a really good teammate. 'He's got a nice block of games to finish off the season and help us finish off the right way.' The Tigers have surpassed expectations in 2025, winning five games, having unleased a raft of the high draft picks taken last year after a mass exodus of premiership players. One yet to be seen at the top level, however, is Josh Smillie, who was taken at pick 7 but has been derailed in his bid for an AFL debut by hamstring issues. Yze said the youngster was closer to a VFL return and could 'push' to play AFL before the end of the season. 'He will hopefully get a full training this week and next week,' Yze said. 'We have a really clear plan, and we want him to get through two big weeks of training before he plays. 'Hopefully, in a couple of weeks he will play some footy, and he would be a guy that I would love to give some exposure to before the season finishes so he can go to the off-season knowing what AFL footy is about. 'I feel for him, but he is working really hard.'
News.com.au
08-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Dayne Beams calls out Kane Cornes over Noah Balta criticism
Divisive Channel 7 star Kane Cornes has been put on blast by former AFL player Dayne Beams. The 35-year-old Beams wasn't happy with the former Port Adelaide player turned media personality over remarks he made in relation to Noah Balta. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Cornes took aim at the Tigers player over his lacklustre displays throughout 2025 and questioned his long-term deal. 'Who signs these deals, who is responsible for signing these deals,' Cornes said on Sunday night. 'I'm watching this guy play and he genuinely looks like he's forgotten how to play football. I know there's been a lack of continuity with his footy because of the curfew and he's missed some games, but now they're chucking him forward. 'He genuinely looks like he's playing another sport and someone has signed him until the end of 2032. 'I'd like some accountability at Richmond, who is going to put their hand up and say 'we signed this guy until 2032, it has been nothing but a complete disaster'.' The brutal remarks however didn't sit well with the Collingwood premiership star who responded to a Channel 7 post on social media. 'Who signed you? I'd like some accountability for that,' Beams commented. Cornes however wasn't going to sit by and let the clip go and quickly returned fire by making reference to Beams' contract record after he was traded back to Collingwood after the 2018 season before playing only nine more games. 'Well you are the expert on clubs butchering trades and contracts. Collingwood still paying you?' Cornes responded. Not happy to let it go, Beams got the last word in by stating Cornes was an 'average' player in the league. 'Don't be salty about me running rings around you Kane. At your best you were average champion yet now you make comment on players that were 10 times the player you were. Makes sense,' Beams said. The back and forth with Beams wasn't Cornes' only feud of the weekend with the Channel 7 star returning fire on his former Channel 9 presenters. In what is becoming a weekly affair, Cornes returned serve on Sunday Footy Show host Nathan Brown. Brown was speaking about Carlton's Charlie Curnow who was seen high-fiving two Collingwood defenders during their at the MCG on Friday night. 'This incident with Charlie Curnow and this is after three quarter time, maybe I'm old school but high-fiving your opposition and having a smile on your face after you've had eight goals to two kicked on you ... I didn't like it, but maybe that's just me,' Brown said on Sunday. Unfortunately for the Channel 9 presenter the footage shown was from before the opening bounce as Curnow was making his way into position. 'If you run a segment called Media-Ocre, you'd wanna make sure it's actually the right vision,' Cornes said on Channel 7's The Agenda Setters. 'It was pre-game Browny, it wasn't three-quarter time. That is unbelievable that not one of those footy experts picked him up on that.'
The Australian
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
AFL 2025; Tom Lynch ban to test Tigers forward stocks
Richmond could place the club's goalkicking fortunes on a bunch of teenagers and a defender who hasn't kicked a goal all year after Tom Lynch was handed a five-match ban for striking. Already sitting second last on the ladder with just three wins, and coming off a 68-point hiding by Adelaide, the Tigers have no clear goal square presence, with small forward Seth Campbell's 21 majors the most of anyone at the club this season. A calf injury suffered by key forward Mykelti Lefau in his return from an ACL last weekend will cost him up to six weeks on the sidelines, causing significant front half of the ground headaches for coach Adem Yze. Last year's No.1 draft pick, Sam Lalor, is set to return for the Tigers this week and along with fellow 19-year-old Harry Armstrong, who could return in round 18, loom as possible forward options for a team that has battled to kick winning scores all season. Noah Balta might have to play forward. Picture: Mark Stewart Richmond is the only team in the AFL yet to kick 1000 points this season, their total of 963 being 40 points less than even the last-placed West Coast Eagles, who have only won a single game. Yze flagged that key defender Noah Balta, who went forward late in the clash against the Crows, could be a forward prospect in Lync's absence. Balta has kicked just 37 goals across his 111 games, and none in seven in 2025, a season impacted by a court-imposed curfew that basically limits him to day games in Victoria. The Tigers face Geelong at Geelong this week, meaning Balta can play, and Lalor, who burst onto the AFL scene with two goals in round 1 against Carlton and has 11 for the season, should be ready to play. 'Sam passed all of his tests last week, but we made a decision that the best thing for him going forward for his long-term career was to just get a few more football exposures before we throw him back into AFL football,' Richmond high performance manager Ben Serpell said. Sam Lalor's return is timely. Picture:'He did some extra footy training last week, and he will get through a full session tomorrow, and then we will see him out there this weekend.' Richmond picked up Seth McDonald in the mid-season draft with a view to helping boost their forward stocks. He kicked two goals in the VFL last weekend. Armstrong, drafted as a goalkicker having been a key forward in the under-18 competition, could be one more week away. Despite their flailing fortunes, Yze was adamant his team would not fall off a cliff this season with eight games still to go. 'I've got no doubt that our players aren't just going to look to the end (of the season),' he said.
News.com.au
02-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
With no Tom Lynch for five weeks and Mykelti Lefau injured Richmond could struggle to kick goals
Richmond could place the club's goalkicking fortunes on a bunch of teenagers and a defender who hasn't kicked a goal all year after Tom Lynch was handed a five-match ban for striking. Already sitting second last on the ladder with just three wins, and coming off a 68-point hiding by Adelaide, the Tigers have no clear goal square presence, with small forward Seth Campbell's 21 majors the most of anyone at the club this season. A calf injury suffered by key forward Mykelti Lefau in his return from an ACL last weekend will cost him up to six weeks on the sidelines, causing significant front half of the ground headaches for coach Adem Yze. Last year's No.1 draft pick, Sam Lalor, is set to return for the Tigers this week and along with fellow 19-year-old Harry Armstrong, who could return in round 18, loom as possible forward options for a team that has battled to kick winning scores all season. Richmond is the only team in the AFL yet to kick 1000 points this season, their total of 963 being 40 points less than even the last-placed West Coast Eagles, who have only won a single game. Yze flagged that key defender Noah Balta, who went forward late in the clash against the Crows, could be a forward prospect in Lync's absence. Balta has kicked just 37 goals across his 111 games, and none in seven in 2025, a season impacted by a court-imposed curfew that basically limits him to day games in Victoria. The Tigers face Geelong at Geelong this week, meaning Balta can play, and Lalor, who burst onto the AFL scene with two goals in round 1 against Carlton and has 11 for the season, should be ready to play. 'Sam passed all of his tests last week, but we made a decision that the best thing for him going forward for his long-term career was to just get a few more football exposures before we throw him back into AFL football,' Richmond high performance manager Ben Serpell said. 'He did some extra footy training last week, and he will get through a full session tomorrow, and then we will see him out there this weekend.' Richmond picked up Seth McDonald in the mid-season draft with a view to helping boost their forward stocks. He kicked two goals in the VFL last weekend. Armstrong, drafted as a goalkicker having been a key forward in the under-18 competition, could be one more week away. Despite their flailing fortunes, Yze was adamant his team would not fall off a cliff this season with eight games still to go. 'I've got no doubt that our players aren't just going to look to the end (of the season),' he said.
Perth Now
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Real impact of big Lynch ban
Richmond could place the club's goalkicking fortunes on a bunch of teenagers and a defender who hasn't kicked a goal all year after Tom Lynch was handed a five-match ban for striking. Already sitting second last on the ladder with just three wins, and coming off a 68-point hiding by Adelaide, the Tigers have no clear goal square presence with small forward Seth Campbell's 21 majors the most of anyone at the club this season. A calf injury suffered by key forward Mykelti Lefau in his return from an ACL last weekend will cost him up to six weeks on the sidelines causing significant front half of the ground headaches for coach Adem Yze. Last year's No.1 draft pick, Sam Lalor, is set to return for the Tigers this week and along with fellow 19-year-old Harry Armstrong, who could return in round 18, loom as possible forward options for a team which has battled to kick winning scores all season. Noah Balta might have to play forward. Mark Stewart Credit: News Corp Australia Richmond is the only team in the AFL yet to kick 1000 points this season, the total of 93 being 40 points less than even the last-placed West Coast Eagles, who have only won a single game. Yze flagged that key defender Noah Balta, who went forward late in the clash against the Crows, could be a forward prospect in the absence of Lynch. Balta has kicked just 37 goals across his 111 games, and none in seven in 2025, a season impacted by a court-imposed curfew which limits him to day games in Melbourne. The Tigers face Geelong at Geelong this week, meaning Balta can play, and Lalor, who burst onto the AFL scene with two goals in round 1 against Carlton, and has 11 for the season, should be ready to play. 'Sam passed all of his tests last week, but we made a decision that the best thing for him going forward for his long-term career was to just get a few more football exposures before we throw him back into AFL football,' Richmond high performance manager, Ben Serpell, said. 'He did some extra footy training last week, and he will get through a full session tomorrow, and then we will see him out there this weekend.' Richmond picked up Seth McDonald in the mid-season draft with a few to helping boost their forward stocks. He kicked two goals in the VFL last weekend. Armstrong, drafted as a goalkicker having been a key forward in the Under 18 competition, could be one more week away. Despite their flailing fortunes, Yze was adamant his team would not fall off a cliff this season with eight games still to go. 'I've got no doubt that our players aren't just going to look to the end (of the season),' he said.n
